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Press Release: Fees frozen for doctors completing specialty/GP training

09 July 2009

Fees for trainee doctors completing specialty/GP training - and those seeking certification via the equivalence routes - will be frozen at the current levels for 2010/11.

Press Release: GMC reviews guidance for doctors on involving patients in research

08 July 2009

Appeal for views about changes to guidance for doctors regarding filming or making audio recordings of patients and undertaking research.

Press Release: High Profile doctors support GMC licensing campaign

03 July 2009

High profile doctors have today lent their support to the latest phase of the GMC’s licensing campaign.

Press Release: Parents: Courts shouldn’t decide fate of critically ill babies

03 July 2009

Eight out of ten parents do not think the courts should intervene when deciding whether to withdraw treatment from a critically ill baby according to a mumsnet.com survey commissioned by the GMC.

Web News: Forthcoming consultation on research and making and using recordings of patients

23 June 2009

Web news item dated 23 June 2009 about a public consultation on GMC draft guidance.

Press Release: Developing local systems to support revalidation

11 June 2009

The UK Revalidation Programme Board (UKRPB) has reviewed the strategy and timetable for developing local systems to support the introduction of revalidation for doctors.

Press Release: Merger of PMETB with GMC moves closer

09 June 2009

The process of achieving the merger of the Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board (PMETB) with the GMC has taken a significant step forward.

Press Release: GMC announces launch date for doctors’ licences

08 June 2009

The GMC has announced the launch date of a milestone in medical regulation. From 16 November, all doctors will need a licence in order to practise medicine in the UK.

Web News: Doctors - your revalidation questions answered

03 June 2009

Web news item dated 3 June 2009 about a new online resource for doctors relating to revalidation.

Press Release: Have your say on end of life care: The GMC wants your views – they really do count!

29 May 2009

A great new podcast has been launched calling on people to tell us their views on end of life care.